Display device



J. W. LESS DISPLAY DEVICE Oct. 4, 1938.

Filed July 6, 1936 Patented Get. 4, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE IDISPLAY DEVICE I Q g JosephiW. Less,( 3lintoi Iowa y Application July 6,1936, Serial No. 89,226

2 Claims. (o1; zoo-"78):

This invention has reference to display racks or, more particularly,racks for exhibiting articles of sale.

The object of the invention is to provide a rack or stand of simpleconstruction arranged whereby a plurality of articles may be supportedand exhibited side by side in a well ordered manner. Another object isto provide a rack for the purpose stated wherein the articles of salemay be displayed in closely placed tiers or ranks while taking up butlittle space upon a counter, or show-case.

A still further object is to furnish a convenient form of exhibitingholder or wrapper for an ar ticle of sale in such form as to be easilyand readily mounted upon provided supporting extensions of said rack.

To the end that the invention may be clearly and readily understood, theaccompanying drawing is provided wherein- Figure 1 shows my display rackin perspective.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the same.

Figure 4 illustrates an article holder or wrapper in perspective andFigure 5 is a longitudinal section of the holder or wrapper of Figure 4,showing, in this instance, the manner of threading a four-in-handnecktie therethrough.

The rack may include one or more members of paste board, for example,two of such members in this instance being illustrated in the firstthree figures of the drawing. In this case, also, one of the membersdenoted by the character I is greater in height than the other denotedat 2, both resting at one of their edges, as to base, on any desiredsupport such as a show-case, for example, not shown, the said member 2of lower height being placed forward of the other. 'The members areconnected by a hinged collapsible bridging portion 3 of paper board, asan example, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the latter figure illustratingin broken lines the manner of collapsing the structure for packing orshipping purposes, there being secured to the back of the member I afoldable supporting flap 4 by which the structure may be maintained inan erected standing position after the manner of an easel.

The upper edges of the members I and 2 are provided with spaced slits 5thereby creating a series of separate fingers or extensions 6 upon eachof which to mount an object to be displayed, it being noted that ranksof the display articles may be accommodated, and displayed in neat andattractive form and corresponding in number, of course, to the number offingers 6 provided. And it will be noted, further, that due to thedifference in height of the members i and 2 the two ranks or series ofarticles will be displayed to equal advantage as may be seen in viewingFigure 2 wherein, however, but one of the articlesof display is shown ineach rank of such fingers.

An article holding part, or wrapper, is illustrated in several of thefigures of the drawing, especially Figures 4 and 5, this being of suchform that it may be readily slipped over a finger 6 and retained firmlythereon. In the example shown the holder or wrapper is of paper and hasa front portion 1 and foldable flaps 8 and 9 to lie adjacent the rearside of said portion 1 in practice. Where it is desired to present aneck scarf or tie the said front portion 1 may have a V-slit ID theforming of whichcreates a pointed tongue H, incidentally, as abackground upon which to exhibit such tie, the tail or body l2 of thelatter being threaded between the flap and the said front portion, whilethe usual neckband 13 extends from the knot portion of the tierearwardly over and down behind the two flaps 8 and 9, as in Figure 5,thence extended up between the latter and the front portion and downover the tongue 1 l behind the tail or body I2. This arrangementmaintains the parts of the wrapper in place relatively creating a tubewhich can he slipped upon a finger 6 where it is securely held, thearticle being likewise secure, and displayed advantageously. Forneckwear the holder of the particular form described and shown as to thefront portion 1 is quite effective for exhibition purposes, but, ofcourse, the holder may be made to appear otherwise for the particulargoods to be held by it, but the tubular form, so called herein, is bestsuited to the purpose of firmly supporting the article on the finger 6.

It is noted, of course, that the form of the holder 1, 8, 9 is such asto attract the eye and due to the V-shaped opening of the front the tieis made to appear much as it would as worn on the person.

Again, although the neck band is shown but loosely, threaded through theholder, Figure 5, as a matter of fact said neck band for display isdrawn together about the parts of said holder so that the part thereofextending from and lying adjacent the knot portion of the tie is made toengage snugly upon that part of the said neck band that extends up overthe portion 1, friction being thereby created between the two. As saidband is tightened the knot portion will be made to tilt outwardly at itslower end, in thesame way as when tying about the collar of the wearer,the named friction between the parts of the neck band maintaining thatposition of said knot and making it appear as attractive as when wornabout the neck.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A display device for a formed or made up tie of the four-in-hand typeincluding a panel member for receiving the tie, said member beingsevered by two converging slits meeting each other at an acute anglecreating a tongue and, an opening, thetail or body'of' the tie lying.bea tween the tongue and the part having such open- 7 ing, the knotportion of said tie lying on a'portion of the panel member lying distantfrom the meeting point of said s1its,'and saidslits diverging from theportion of the member carrying said tai-l or body of the tietoward thatportion of the member upon which said knot portion lies,

and an opening, the ta'il' or fbo'dyofthe tie ly-' ing between thetongue and the part having such opening, the knot portion of said tielying on a portion of the panel member lying distant from the meetingpoint of said slits, and said slits diverging from the portion of themember carrying said tail or body of the tie toward that portion of themember upon which said knot portion lies, the knot portion and the tieportion lying at the tongue and opening being wholly exposed/to view I in r I JO E HW E

